D.A.R.E.

D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a nationwide drug prevention and resistance program that was developed in 1983. The Plainville Police Department established our local D.A.R.E. program in 1994. Presently we have two police officers, Detectives David Posadas and Clifford Roper, who teach the D.A.R.E. program. Both have received specialized training in a variety of disciplines so that they may effectively transmit vital information to young students.

The D.A.R.E. Fifth Grade Core Curriculum is a 10-week course taught to fifth grade students at all of Plainville’s Public Elementary Schools.  The course is designed to provide youngsters with the knowledge and skills needed to avoid becoming involved in dangerous, self-destructive behaviors. D.A.R.E. graduates are required to submit an essay at the end of the course explaining what they have learned and why it is so important to stay drug free and to avoid violence.  From each fifth grade class, one student’s essay is selected as the best essay.  These students are invited to march with the police department in the Memorial Day parade.